Pott Puffy Tumor

Infection of the FRONTAL BONE often as a complication of FRONTAL SINUSITIS or trauma to the frontal bone and skull. It is characterized by subperiosteal abscess with OSTEOMYELITIS.

Year introduced: 2012

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Tree Number(s): C01.160.495.875, C05.116.165.495.750, C11.675.689

MeSH Unique ID: D059369

Entry Terms:

• Puffy Tumor, Pott
• Tumor, Pott Puffy
• Pott's Puffy Tumor
• Potts Puffy Tumor
• Puffy Tumor, Pott's
• Tumor, Pott's Puffy

Previous Indexing:

• Frontal Bone (1978-2011)
• Frontal Sinusitis (1990-2011)
• Osteomyelitis (1971-2011)
• Sinusitis (1978-2011)

See Also:

• Tuberculosis, Spinal

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Infections
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Osteomyelitis
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Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bone Diseases
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Osteomyelitis
Pott Puffy Tumor

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Eye Diseases
Orbital Diseases
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